The hostess indicated where the guests were to sit in her usual dictatorial manner.

女主人用她平时专横傲慢态度指示宾客坐地方。

At first he was most dictatorial and aggressive in what he said,but when he realised that he would get nowhere by that means,he began to sing another tune.

起初他说法专横武断,但当他认识到这样做行不通时候,他就开始改弦易辙了。